Health

While antibiotics are often necessary to combat bacterial infections, they can also cause damage to the population of small organisms in our guts. Now, research indicates that the diet we follow while we are taking those medicines can be a factor in how much that damage worsens, with sugar-based...

In the underground coal mines of the central Appalachia, the air remains a silent killer. Black lung disease, the coal and silica dust induced scarring of the lungs has re-emerged at rates unseen in a generation. An investigation by the federal government revealed that almost one out of three...

A new experimental blood test has delivered encouraging results with sensitive detection of pancreatic cancer at the earliest stage which has been one of its key challenges. The test, termed the PANXEON, was tested in a large international trial and was able to diagnose many stage I and II...

For years, it has been said that attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is a problemthat patients have trouble concentrating; they can be impulsive and hyperactive. All of this makes school, employment, and home life difficult. Recent studies add an important layer of understanding. The same attention-style that hinders mundane tasks may facilitate...